Former U.S. poet laureate to speak, read at Rice

By: CANDACE BUSH

Published 7:00 pm, Thursday, October 7, 2004

Billy Collins, New York poet laureate 2004-2006, will present A Reading with Commentary at 5 p.m. Oct.10 at Rice University. The free, public lecture is part of the Friends of Fondren Library Distinguished Guest Lecture Series.

Collins, who was U. S. poet laureate 2001-2003, is a professor of English at Lehman College of the City University of New York. He has published seven poetry collections, including The Art of Drowning, Picnic, Lightning and Questions about Angels.

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A reception at which books will be available for purchase follows the lecture, in Alice Pratt Brown Hall within Stude Concert Hall. Paid visitor parking is available in front of the venue. Use Rice Entrance 8 or 12. For more information, call 713-348-5157 or e-mail fofl@rice.edu.